MHET 2/4, 532 (P509911)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080302

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3#_ [...] bu-sza
2. _1(iku) GAN2 a-[sza3_ ...]-la#?
3. _1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i#-na# [...] {i7#}ir-ni-na
4. _a-sza3_ ma-ri-ia-a-nu _dumu_ dingir-szu#-[...]
5. _ki_ ma-ri-ia-a-nu _dumu_ dingir-[...]
6. be-el _a-sza3#_
7. {disz}ARAD-{d}marduk _ugula gidri_ a? x
8. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim a-na# [...]
9. a-na _mu-an-na_ u2-sze-[s,i]
10. _u4 buru14-sze3#_
11. a-na pi2-i szu-ul-pi2-i#-[szu]
12. i-sza-ad-da-du-ma
reverse
1. _[1(bur3) GAN2] 1(disz)#-e# 8(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
2. [...] _[gu2]-un a-sza3_-im _i3-ag2-e_
3. i-na _sza3#-ba# gu2-un a-sza3_-szu
4. [...] _gin2# ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir
  single ruling
5. [igi] e-tel-an-na-{d}utu _dumu_ ip-qa2-tum
6. _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi _dumu_ i-na-pa-le-e-szu# [...]
7. _igi_ sig-la#?-tum _dumu_ sig-{d}ir-ni-na
8. _igi_ x-ru-sza _dumu_ sig-{d}ir-ni-na
  single ruling
9. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(disz)-kam_
10. _mu_ am-mi-sza-du-qa2 _lugal-e [alan-a-ni] masz gaba tab-ba [szu-a an]-da-a_
seal 1
1. x la [...]
2. _dumu#_ ib-ba-lu-[...]
3. [...]
seal 2
1. dingir x x
2. _dumu_ [...]
3. [...]
seal 3
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. ARAD {d}[...]
seal 4
1. x dingir [...]
2. ARAD {d}[...]
3. ARAD x x [...]

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/4, 532

    [Dekiere1995MHET2/4] Dekiere, Luc. 1995. Old Babylonian Real Estate Documents from Sippar in the British Museum. Part 4: Post-Samsu-Iluna Documents. Mesopotamian History and Environment. Series III. Texts 2. Ghent: University of Ghent.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 080302
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0438

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2018-09-21 at 10:38:52 Woestenburg, Els Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/4, 532 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509911.
MHET 2/4, 532 artifact entry (No. P509911). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509911 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 532 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509911 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {MHET 2/4, 532 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509911},
}


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